EXCLUSIVE
The woman scolded by Donald Sterling for publicly associating with African Americans was arrested for DUI ... with a black celeb in the passenger seat ... TMZ Sports has learned.
V. Stiviano was arrested in 2012 for drunk driving in the San Fernando Valley. Her passenger was Brandon Mychal Smith ... who starred in Disney's "Sonny with a Chance."
Stiviano was driving the red Ferrari that Sterling gave her and which is now the subject of a lawsuit where Shelly Sterling claims V. deceived the old man into giving her more than $2 mil in gifts.
Coincidentally ... today is the day she has to prove to a court she did her community service.
Stiviano pled no contest to wet reckless and was put on 3 years probation ... which means she's still on the hook.
